Climate

The closer a place is to the ________, the warmer it will be

• Sun

• North and South Pole

• Equator

The following photo represents.....

• Hurricane and Tropical storm paths

• Warm and cool ocean currents influencing climate

• Connections between the World's oceans

Elevation (altitude), how high up the land is from the sea level impacts the climate of a location.

• True

• False

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation (altitude)

• topography

• latitude

• longitude

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer

• cooler

• drier

• wetter

Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following factors can affect ocean currents?

• wind

• Earth's rotation (Coriolis effect)

• salinity of ocean currents

• all of the above

Cold, salty water at the poles sinks. Therefore, cold currents are more _________ than warm ocean currents.

• wind-driven

• dense

• rotational

• equatorial